Principal Data Engineer

Role: Principal Data Engineer

Salary: £85,000 - £100,000 per annum

Location: Manchester (Remote/Hybrid)

VIQU have partnered with a national organisation going through an exciting transformation in their data infrastructure and so are hiring a principal data engineer to shape the Data Mesh platform within the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role will involve an even split of technical engineering, architecture and leadership/people management.

Requirements for the Principal Data Engineer:

• Experience as a lead or principal data engineer.
• Prior experience designing data platform(s) within GCP, across Airflow, Big Query, Data Flow, Data Fusion, and Data Stream.
• Deep understanding of Data Mesh design and Data Lake/Warehouse solutions.
• Previously led teams of data engineers.
• Hands on skills across the GCP tech stack, SQL and Python. 
• Ability to work across multiple contexts and teams.

Job Duties of the Principal Data Engineer:

• Lead the architecture, best practise and engineering strategy of data squads.
• Ensure all data platform processes; including ingestion, quality, transformation, security, batch management, monitoring, alerting, and cost control are efficient.
• Design and help build the Data Mesh – ensuring data is processed through semantic layers and can be modelled effectively.
• Suggest improvements for automation and cost savings.
• Mentor and lead teams of engineers, checking and reviewing code, and setting standards.

Role: Principal Data Engineer

Salary: £85,000 - £100,000 per annum

Location: Manchester (Remote/Hybrid)

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